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Sarina Wiegman knows what England can 'exploit' in Women's Euro 2022 final vs Germany

Sarina Wiegman reiterated that England fear no one as the clock ticks down to the UEFA 2022 Women's Euros final.

The Lionesses will go head-to-head with eight-time winners Germany at a sold-out Wembley on Sunday evening looking to make history as the first England team to lift the trophy.

And Wiegman, who took Netherlands all the way in 2017, has full faith in her squad as they prepare for a monumental 90 minutes.

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She said: "When you reach the final then you're one of the best teams in the tournament. We have a very good team too and we don't fear anyone.

"There is some rivalry - but whoever we would play against there would be some rivalry, because we both want to win that final."

England came through a spicy quarter-final against Spain which saw Georgia Stanway seal the deal with an extra-time stunner before a one-sided semi saw them dismantle Sweden 4-0.

Wiegman has made sure her squad are prepared in every sense for tomorrow's game, even when it comes to the dreaded penalty shootout, the hurdle that saw Gareth Southgate's men fall to Italy in their EUROs final last year.

Wiegman said: "It looks easy but it's never easy. Sweden looked a little easier but there were moments that we had a hard time but some moments where we really dominated so here we are now.

"What we tried to do before this tournament in preparation was to try and figure out what we can expect on and off pitch.

"And if you prepare really well, some of those situations will occur too and we can now know how we could react to that.

"We grew throughout the season but I think we have grown even more in this competition so far.

"We have practised penalties, we have prepared for everything so if that's what happens tomorrow we are prepared.

"Everyone is fit, we will make hard choices and we know how strong our squad is that we have a lot of opportunities for our players to play."

Germany are the only other side to go undefeated this tournament, setting the tone with a 4-0 victory over Denmark in their first game.

Alexandra Popp’s winner booked her team their ticket to Wembley with a 2-1 win over France in the semi-final.

But Wiegman has identified ways her side can harm their opponents as all eyes turn to Wembley at 5pm tomorrow.

She said: "At some points it might be a little physical, Germany can play direct, that’s what we expect. We did see some things we might want to exploit, but we'll see that tomorrow."

Tickets are on sale now for fans to experience a history-making tournament that aims to unite football and communities and amplify the growth of the women’s game. www.uefa.com/womenseuro/ticketing

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